Not sure where I heard this (an episode of Are You Being Served? Or maybe I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue…) but did anyone else learn “mites go up, tites come down”?JRS51 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:54 pmOur guide in Carlsbad Caverns quite a few years ago used a similar, more succinct phrase:
Stalactites stick tight (ie, to the ceiling)
Stalagmites might (reach the ceiling some day)
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I heard that stalactites look like tights hanging from the clothesline. I, too was misspelling it and that caused consternation until I was guided to the correct spelling on the Friday group solve zoom.Berto wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:39 pmNot sure where I heard this (an episode of Are You Being Served? Or maybe I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue…) but did anyone else learn “mites go up, tites come down”?
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Ceiling >> C >> Stala_c_tites
Ground >> G >> Stala_g_mites
Ground >> G >> Stala_g_mites
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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I had the first half but whoa....that second part is still a stretch even after reading how it works. Congrats to the solvers.
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Well I head it...but I am fairly sure the context was VERY different. In mine it had to do with lice.Berto wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:39 pmNot sure where I heard this (an episode of Are You Being Served? Or maybe I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue…) but did anyone else learn “mites go up, tites come down”?
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Better than the mnemonic I heard: A Stalagmite might fall.MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:22 am Ceiling >> C >> Stala_c_tites
Ground >> G >> Stala_g_mites
You know, I should start a collection of useless mnemonics... those that are just wrong, those that are for things that don't need mnemonics (Never Eat Soggy Waffles... um, what's wrong with .... North East South West?) Mnemonics that are ambiguous (Beer before liquor never been sicker... or is it Beer after liquor), or mnemonics that are harder to remember than what they represent (Camels often sit down mighty painfully. Perhaps their joints creak. Perhaps early oiling might prevent permanently hazardous aging. Well Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. But I warn you, if you don't tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist— and I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my 'faithful slave', as you call yourself! But how are you? I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news..etc. etc. etc.)
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Don't forget "Starve a cold feed a fever" (not a mnemonic per se but a useless adage) and "Scared lovers try positions they cannot handle". (@DrTom may know and or correct those.)woozy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:34 pmBetter than the mnemonic I heard: A Stalagmite might fall.MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:22 am Ceiling >> C >> Stala_c_tites
Ground >> G >> Stala_g_mites
You know, I should start a collection of useless mnemonics... those that are just wrong, those that are for things that don't need mnemonics (Never Eat Soggy Waffles... um, what's wrong with .... North East South West?) Mnemonics that are ambiguous (Beer before liquor never been sicker... or is it Beer after liquor), or mnemonics that are harder to remember than what they represent (Camels often sit down mighty painfully. Perhaps their joints creak. Perhaps early oiling might prevent permanently hazardous aging. Well Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. But I warn you, if you don't tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist— and I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my 'faithful slave', as you call yourself! But how are you? I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news..etc. etc. etc.)
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Timid virgins make dull company. Add whiskey.
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Even red nuns drink from odd green cans.
(And "Big Chief Sahcahtoa".... just exactly *why* is "Sahcahtoa" supposed to be an easy to remember name to say and to spell "correctly"?... still it's exceedingly popular even though it never worked for me.)
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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I spent a few minutes this morning trying to chase down one of my favorite Far Side cartoons. We see a caveman holding his head, saying "Ow, dang! Thag hit head on... what you call those ones that hang down?" Couldn't find it, but I think I got the words pretty much right.
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Quick, stress-free swim for once. On the beach this week (literally and figuratively!). Have a great Fourth everyone! Happy birthday, America!